Daily Kavanah – Thursday, February 27, 2025
Tomorrow, our candle lighting will usher in Shabbat Shekalim, the first of four special Shabbatot leading up to Passover. This Shabbat is marked [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Growing up, my rabbi always ended every sermon with kein yehi ratzon—“so may it be God’s will.” These words, full of optimism, wisdom, and [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, February 25, 2025
“Contented with little but wishing for more.” -Charles Lamb The wisdom of Jewish tradition is woven into the fabric of the world around [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, February 24, 2025
וְעַתָּ֣ה מַה־קִּוִּ֣יתִי אֲדֹנָ֑י תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗י לְךָ֣ הִֽיא׃ What, then, can I count on, God? In You my hope lies (Psalm 39:8). For the [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, February 21, 2025
On Tuesday, January 7, I was sitting in our clergy meeting when Rabbi Sari elbowed me and said, “You need to call your [...]
Daily Kavanah – Thursday, February 20, 2025
As a rabbi, I have long been committed to not offering “the Jewish view” on just about anything. We are and always have [...]
Daily Kavanah – Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Rabbi Hilly Haber, in writing about Parashat Mishpatim reminds us that: This week’s parashah, Mishpatim, takes place against the backdrop of one of those “in-between” [...]
Daily Kavanah – Tuesday, February 18, 2025
In a discussion about this week’s parasha, Rabbi Rick Jacobs (the president of the Union for Reform Judaism), speaks about the sometimes complicated [...]
Daily Kavanah – Monday, February 17, 2025
In a powerfully American confluence, this week finds us marking: President’s Day, Black History Month, Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month, and Repro [...]
Daily Kavanah – Friday, February 14, 2025
Today, February 14, is Valentine’s Day. As a Jewish educator, I struggle with how to align our Jewish holidays with secular celebrations [...]